Do Mega-mansions Reduce Sprawl?

USA Today evaluates the premise that tear-downs of older homes and the mega-mansions rising from the ashes are helping to reduce sprawl.

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March 14, 2002, 9:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"This "tear-down" mania has been sweeping large metropolitan areas for years, rejuvenating old suburbs close to central cities. Preservationists and many longtime residents have decried the trend, complaining about the destruction of old homes and neighborhood character and deriding tear-downs as bash-and-builds, scrape-offs, starter castles, monster homes and McMansions. But now, a politically incorrect view is spreading among some housing experts and urban planners: Tear-downs are good because they discourage sprawl."

Thanks to Congress for the New Urbanism Listserv

FULL STORY: Mega-mansions' upside: They help reduce suburban sprawl

Wednesday, March 13, 2002 in USA Today

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